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' se stimmten n it the sind site in 4wenn te; t: :n not Beit known that we, FeG. FLoY I snd E. A. FLoY-lnof Mnpo'mb, .inthe county ofMcDonongh, and State of I llinoiglidve invented new and useful Improvements in Broadcast Seed-Sewer and we do hereby d eela're l Aslant 'thefol-low'ing is s. full and exisat-*description of the-same, reference being .lied to the accompanying drn'vrngmsndf to the letters 'of reference marked thereon.

' This invention rclstes to censiti-improvements upon'onr broud'cestsecd-son'er, pstentedipril 2,.-1867, which consists principnllyinn novel @devicefors'tirring the grain; in egnewurrnngement of holes for feeding the grain ;v ine new form of disk forJ4 distributing the grningin en improved method of fastening the disk tothe sha'ft'j' in providing the'fcedingholes with bushingsto"snit the dierentfsiz'es of grain; and in n. novel method ofnttachiug the bag to the'hopper, as ,willbefuliy described hereinafter. Figure 1 represents n perspective view.` l *l l Figure 2,', p ldn view. Figures 3, 4, und 5, detached ports.

` 'As thegen'erolform, construction, and operation in this cose` do notl materially difer from thnt set foi-tit. tn our psteut, theywill 'not' be pertlenlery described herqes't isjtBe-improvementn-elone that are desired to be covered hy this application. A v

.'[n -the drawings, A represents on improved form of our disk', which is constructed es formerly, with the exception that the flanges do not radiate in n direct line from the centre, but their inner ends vare thrown for will ho carried still furtheraround, sn'd will be thrown upon the left side,

ward,so thetthe angle formed by the nnges ond the circumference ofthe disk is less acute. l

' By this construction, the flanges strike the seed at o diii'erent nngleand drive it in a. dih'erent direction.

B represents the moin shaft, which is provided with the cap or shoulder upon whichA the disk rests, the upper part of which is out with a. thread, b1, as shown, upon which is placed the nut Z1, By this arrangement, f the disk'is heldiirmly in place upon the shaft, and alllooseness is thereby prevented.

Upon the upper end of the shnft,'which rises within the hopper C, is placed the stirrer Ci, constructedio any sntshlemeterisl. This consi'sts'in s strsight'nrm pointed et both ends, vwhich passes through. the theft', an equal distance upon eechside; this distance being sniiicientto enable them to extend'over the centre of tho eedingeholes when in revolution. This srrangement'mnj he'nttnehed in any suitable wey to the shaft.

D represent the feeding-holes, provided with the bushings d, as shown, which may be made of leathfer or' sny othersuitsble suhstsnce, the size of the inner circle being adapted -to the size of' the grein inten'ded to 'be sown. I

` The bushings may be secured in en] suitable-way. The holes moy be tapering,Y and' the bushings' of cor-re spending shape. These holes are so located in regard to the disk, that, when' one is opened, the seed is thrown to the right, and, when .the other is open,the seed is thrownto the left, it being thrown both right and left when both are open. y v

I' This resnlt is'accompiished by placing the feeding-holes more or less remote Vfrom the desired peint ofdis charge. A certsin amount of vtime must elopse after the seed strikes the disk before it leaves it, und thus the position of the feeding-hole determines, to a great -extenhin what direction the seed Vwill be thrown. If it strikes the disk before e flange, which, in a. half revolution, will entertbe' frame, it will be thrown against the beck of thefrsme. If it strikes the Vdisk before n ilsnge, which, in e. hnlgprerolntion, will leave the fume, it will be thrown to the right side. -If before a ilonge which will lenve'the froment a qndrter*revolutiongfthe"seed From these remarks, the advantage of having two openings, suitably located, will be resdiljr appar-ant, for,

by such en arrangement, .the seed may be thrown either right'or left, or in both-Tilirections t the same time.

E E represent slides, with curved ends, es shown, which rcgulnte the supplying and 'cutting Aoil' of the seed. F 'represents the bag, the lower part of which ,is provided with the open rin" f; by which arrangement, it

may be placed lover the wide mouth of the .hopper-Ff, for, as thehag must be sftsined tightlp'over -the hopper,

time, the fastoningis perfectly secure, 'und no seed cnn, by' any possibility, be wasted.'

nvoder that th'e seed may not be wasted', if'is essentinltht the hoop should be smnllei thun the hopper, and, unless open, it could not. be put in positigni;l heing operi, however, it can beslipped out offtheheni siiiiiciently to 'p nssover the hopper.

G G. represent permanent catches upon-'the Home, underwhich one side of thehoop'is caught.,

QG G represent pvotod catches, which swing aside `end ellow the-hoop to' be placed in position', wheeit is? irmlj held, they being swung forward again for :that puf-pose. f

' By this arrangement, the bag is'eas ly removedfand put in` planesg'an, -when desired, and, at the saine 4.llfnifing thus'fully described our inventionmhat we claim as new, and desire to seeure -by LettersPntent, is# i 1.' The disk A, with ilanges @which Ranges' do not radiate in nd'ix'ect line from the centre, but whose inner endsi are inclined foi-ward in thedirection ofthe revolution, es and for the purpose deserihed.4 i 2. The shnft.B,n'with shoulder l, thread b, and nut '62, in combination with diskAfaLqnd 'foi' thepurpose described. Y i Y 8. Thepointd n rnr C', .inoomhinaticn with shaft B, ns and for the' pnrposedescribed. i l

- 4'. The fceding-holes D D,'when arranged in relation to each `other-.and to the disk A, snbste.ntially an described. I

5. Thebushings d, in coinhinotiori with. holes' D'D', is and for-the purpose described.- 1The -bag F, with open ringf, in combination 'with hopper F' and cntches'G G. V lhissp eciieeition vsigned und witnessed, this tenth doy of March, 18.68;

Witnesses:

.,M. T. WmsLow,

WM. C. Sfrnixun'rzf 

